Feng Yuxiang clique

The Feng Yuxiang clique was a liberal faction of the Chinese Kuomintang party that existed during the early 20th century. Led by Feng Yuxiang, a veteran of the revolution against the Qing dynasty, the clique overthrew Wu Peifu's Zhili clique in the 1924 Beijing coup, and Feng Yuxiang allied with Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang Chiang during the Northern Expedition. However, the conservative Chiang fell out with Feng, leading to the Central Plains War of 1930. The clique vanished after World War II's end in 1945.